Letter: Focus less on one tragic incident, and more on the overall picture on violent crime

Letter: Focus less on one tragic incident, and more on the overall picture on violent crime

According to the FBI, the majority of violent crimes are aggravated assaults, and the majority of aggravated assaults involve knives, fists, bats and other weapons aside from guns. Should we confiscate baseball bats, steak knives, Swiss Army knives, butcher knives, and chain saws (the ones not being used in massacre movies)? Should propane bottles (they were part of the Columbine massacre plan) be outlawed? Should cars be banned?

The shooting in San Antonio on Dec. 17 was about to be another massacre, except the off-duty cop pulled out his gun and shot the shooter,

What reason is there to have a semi-automatic gun other than for sport shooting? Well, what reason is there for a soccer ball? A soccer ball probably won't hurt you, but neither will most gun owners. Gun owners can protect you and themselves, a soccer ball won't. Every massacre I can remember since Columbine, near where I lived, was in a "gun-free" zone except Tucson. Do we need guns protecting our money, gold and airports, and not our children?

Note: Commercial airline pilots now carry guns. No more hijackings!

Note: Cops carry guns. No cop muggings!

Note: Roy Rogers never got mugged!

It is estimated there are more than 270 million guns in the United States. It would be easier to finish a government project under budget and on time than to control all of those guns.

It may be hard to understand the desire to own, shoot, and collect some guns. It's also hard to understand why some people pay $20 million for a painting, ride motorcycles, ride motorcycles without helmets, drink, smoke, or eat Twinkies. Gun control is proven to not work, and leaves many defenseless.